reactive lymphoid hyperplasia
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Introduction
Also see lymphoid hyperplasia
Epidemiology
- most common form of lymphoid hyperplasia
- most frequent cause of lymphadenopathy in children (~75% of cases)
- accounts for ~20-30% of lymphadenopathy in adults[1]
Pathology
- polymorphous (mixed) population of lymphocytes with preserved lymph node architecture, & reactive germinal centers.[1]
More general terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Monaco SE, Khalbuss WE, Pantanowitz L. Benign non-infectious causes of lymphadenopathy: A review of cytomorphology and differential diagnosis. Diagn Cytopathol. 2012 Oct;40(10):925-38. PMID: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22351626 Review.